New Delhi, June 15: India today said it is preparing a National Employment Policy to provide a framework towards achieving the goal of providing decent employment for all men and women in the labour force.
“India is in the process of formulating a NEP… it will provide a holistic framework towards achieving the goal of remunerative and decent employment for all men and women in the labour force in a sustainable manner,” Labour and Employment Minister Mallikarjun Kharge said.
The minister was addressing the 99th Session of the International Labour Conference at Geneva, which is being attended by 170 countries.
Kharge said though job growth has reappeared, global unemployment is still at record levels.
“We are all aware that there is no sustainable recovery without job recovery.
–Agencies